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Re: Tinkering the 8880 suspension setup
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lugnet.build
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Sun, 27 Dec 1998 03:31:51 GMT
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On Fri, 25 Dec 1998 21:08:13 GMT, Fredrik Glöckner
<fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote:
> The 8865, as I mentioned earlier in the thread.
That's basically the same as the setup of the 8880, except for the
wheels. Does it work well?
> It probably does, but this is an artifact of the length of the links,
> not of the rack, right?
So why didn't they change the length of the links, instead of making
that small rack with ball joints? They could have reused the smaller
links in other sets, but that small rack never reappeared.
> Anyway, if you had the 8858 or any other set that has the same steering
> gear (8440, 8437, 8445?), you would notice that the setup is only
> capable of very small steering angles, so the toe-in/toe-out probably
> doesn't pose any significant problem. This is why I dislike this
> steering setup, BTW.
So the flex system is the way to go? Even though it is not a rigid
system?
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 | | Re: Tinkering the 8880 suspension setup
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| (...) I dunno, I haven't got one. Moz should be able to answer that. I suspect that the weight of the body of the 8865 is a tad bit too large for this setup. I'm fearing that the front wheel axles will "twist", making the wheels stand out on the (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Tinkering the 8880 suspension setup
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| (...) The 8865, as I mentioned earlier in the thread. (...) It probably does, but this is an artifact of the length of the links, not of the rack, right? Anyway, if you had the 8858 or any other set that has the same steering gear (8440, 8437, (...) (26 years ago, 25-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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